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2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

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A. G. FRANKEL.

TRUNK.

No. 330,886. Patented NQV. 24, 1885 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. A. G. FRANKEL.

(No Model.)

TRUNK.

No. 330,886. Patented Nov. 24,1885.

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niTTT STATES PATENT Trice...

ALEXANDER G. FRANKEL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO JACOB LAGOWITZ, OF SAME PLACE.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,886, dated November 24, 1885.

Application filed September 11, 1885. SerialNo.176,E02.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. FRAN- KEL, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined trunklid stay and tray-supporter; and it consists, broadly, in the combination of the two devices in one, and in the special construction hereinafter set forth by which such combination'is rendered possible.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is aperspective View of a trunk embodying my invention, the trunk being shown open; Fig. 2, an end view of the trunk closed, the end wall being broken away to show the position of the parts; Fig. 3, a perspective view of a trunk embodying the invention, but showing the tray made removable; Fig. 4, an end view of this form, the trunk partly broken away, showing the lid and tray lowered; Fig. 5, an end View showing the lid raised and the tray removed. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the detached tray.

The primary object of my invention is to produce a trunk-tray support by which the tray may be held up in convenient position to give access both to it and to the body of the trunk beneath it. Incidentally, the construction adopted renders a special lid prop or stay unnecessary, because the tray-support itself constitutes a lid stay or prop.

The invention is susceptible of slight varia tion or modification by which the tray may be either permanently attached to the sup port or made removable therefrom at will.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention in both forms, the principle being identical in both, as will be explained further on.

A indicates the body of a trunk, 13 the lid, and O the tray, all of which may be of ordinary form. D indicates the combined lidstay and tray-support, of which there is one at each end of the trunk, consisting of three parts, a, b, and c, the last of which may be formed by the end of the tray or by a separate piece on which the tray is supported, as preferred. The part a is merely a metal bar or strap pivotally attached to the end of the trunk-body A, near the top,and about midway (No model.)

between the front and rear on the inside of the trunk, said strap being free to swing in a vertical plane upon its pivot d. The part b is likewise a metal bar or strap pivotally attached to the end of the trunk lid or cover B, near the front and top of said cover and with in the same. To limit the movement of part b about its pivot c, it is furnished with a slot, f, through which a pin, screw, or stud, 9, passes into the end of thejcover or trunk-top. The part c is pivotally connected at or near each end with the free or moving ends of both parts a and b,and may be either the end of the tray itself, in case it is not desired to make the tray detachable, or a separate bar or strap of metal similar to that of parts CL and I), if it be desired to provide for removal of the tray. Owing to the relative location of the pivots d and c and the connection of the parts a, b, and c, as explainedgitlfollows that the parts will at all times occupy a horizontal or substantially horizontal position, the bars a and I) both swinging forward to the position indicated in Figsx2 and 4. when the lid or top is lowered,and rising to the position indicated in Figs. 1, 3, and 5 when the lid or top is raised. In thus assuming the position indicated in Figs. 1, 3, and 5 the bars a and b lift the tray 0 from its place in the trunk and raise it to a position sufficiently above the body A to give free access to the interior of the trunka position in which the tray may also be very conveniently packed or unpacked. 85

When the lid or cover is lowered, the action is simply reversed, and the tray is lowered to its proper place in the trunk, and in its movements the tray retains a horizontal or substantially horizontal position throughout; hence the contents are not disarranged. If the part c be made to constitute the end of the tray, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the tray cannot of course be removed; but where such removal is considered an object I make the part 0 independent of the tray, provide it with notches h, and furnish the tray with ears or hooks i,to rest in said notches and engage over the bars 0, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3, 4., 5, and 6. The principle and action remain unchanged; but the tray can be lifted ifrom its support and returned thereto at pleasure.

A supplemental tray may be attached to or iron, and may be corrugated to combine the under side of tray 0, if preferred, and in other respects the trunk may be fitted and finished in any approved style.

The parts a b 0 are advisably made of steel stiffness and lightness.

Plates or washers of metal may be applied at the points where the parts are pivoted or attached to the trunk or tray to prevent undue wear. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination with a trunk, its tray and lid, the herein-described tray-support, consisting of the parts a, b, and c, the part a being attached at one end tothe trunk, the part b being attached at one end to the lid above the tray, and the part a being pivotally connected at two points with the'parts a and b, asshown and described, whereby the tray may be lifted and held in raised position Without the use of other supports.

2. In combination with trunk-body A and 5 lid B, bars a, pivotally attached to said body A, bars 12, pivotally attached to the lid B, bars 0, connecting and pivotally attached to bars a and b, and tray 0, carried by the barsc, substantially as described and shown.

3. In combination with body A and 'lid B, a tray-support consisting of bars a, pivotally attached to the ends of the body A, bars b, pivotally attached to the ends of the lid and provided with slots f, pins passing through said slots, and parts a, connecting and pivotally attached to the bars a b.

4. In combination with trunk-body A, lid B, and the tray-support consisting of bars a b 0, attached to the body, to the lid, and to each other, as explained, tray 0, having hooks or cars to rest upon the bars 0, whereby the tray is adapted to be applied to or removed from its support at will.

ALEXANDER O. FRANKEL.

Witnesses:

J AMES A. BRUEN, F. R. STUBENBONDT. 

